Show HN: Wings – queue the next prompt while your AI is still working

A developer released Wings, a macOS utility that docks a sidebar beside Claude, ChatGPT and other AI desktop apps so users can queue their next prompt while the AI is still working. Wings saves typed input to a local sidebar via a "Save to Wings" button or the ⌥S shortcut, then pastes the note back into the input box on click; it never presses Enter, stores notes only on the user's Mac with no account or cloud sync, and requires macOS Accessibility access to simulate select-all, cut and paste. The tool supports 34 named AI apps and terminals including Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok, Gemini, Cursor and VS Code, offers ten interface languages, and a Windows version is in progress; it builds on the same author's Coffee CLI side panel.

AI is thinking My mind is racing Wings is a window that docks to the right of Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps. No need to wait for the AI to finish: keep typing your plans and ideas. While the AI works, where do your ideas go? Long tasks run for ten minutes or more. Ideas don't wait, and the usual places to put them aren't great. half a thought gets sent . finding it and copying it back . Three steps, no thinking required Write as usual Type your next message in the AI's input box, like always. Save to Wings Click "Save to Wings" above the input, or press ⌥S . The input clears and the message moves to the sidebar. Click to paste back When the AI is done, click the note and it goes back into the input. Check it, then press Enter. Small tool, carefully made Follows you, or stays put Switch to another AI app and the sidebar docks beside it. Or stick to one app, or float anywhere on screen. Never sends for you It pastes, it never presses Enter. Sending is your call. Also on your clipboard A clicked note stays on the clipboard too, so ⌘V puts it anywhere. Images too Save a screenshot as an image note and paste it back as is. Only on your computer Notes live on your Mac. No account, no upload. Ten interface languages Switch in Settings; it follows your system by default. Right beside the AI you use | Kind | Apps | Dock and follow | One-click save | Paste back | |---|---|---|---|---| | AI apps | Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek Harness, ZCode, Kimi, Doubao, Perplexity, GitHub Copilot, Yuanbao, Qwen, DuMate, Cline, OpenCode, Trae, MiniMax, Antigravity, Cue, Muse, WorkBuddy, Kilo Code, Cursor, Xiaomi MiMo, CodeArts, Devin, Hermes, KreoCrew, Kiro Crew, Qoder, VS Code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Terminals | Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Ghostty, WezTerm, Alacritty, kitty, Hyper, Tabby, Windows Terminal, PowerShell, cmd | ✓ | — | ✓ | | Any other app | Tick it under Pick in Settings | ✓ | — | ✓ | FAQ Will it send messages for me? No. Wings only pastes the note into the input box. It never presses Enter. Why does it need Accessibility access? Saving and pasting simulate select all, cut and paste, which macOS only allows after you enable it in Privacy & Security → Accessibility. Wings walks you through it on first launch. Does Wings read my conversations? No. It only cuts the text in the input box when you save. To tell whether the input is empty it checks locally for text, without storing or uploading anything. Where are notes stored? In Wings' data folder on your computer. No account and no cloud sync. Can I change the save shortcut? Yes. Click the shortcut in Settings and press one modifier plus one key, like ⌥S or ⌃E. Does it work in terminals? It can follow and paste into Terminal or iTerm2. The input line belongs to whatever program is running there, so saving isn't supported. Is there a Windows version? It's in progress and will be released here when ready. Where it came from Wings comes from Coffee CLI https://github.com/edison7009/Coffee-CLI by the same author. Its side panel, first called Tasks and later Pre-input, sends saved messages to the AI in one click. Wings brings that to every AI desktop app.